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... Greek originals . He attributes the Greek rules to Solon , and explains that they limited the costliness of the ancient ritual of funerals . The opinions of Sir William Jones produced great effects both in the East and in the West . One ...
... Greek originals . He attributes the Greek rules to Solon , and explains that they limited the costliness of the ancient ritual of funerals . The opinions of Sir William Jones produced great effects both in the East and in the West . One ...
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... Greeks . Nobody , for example , will understand the ancient Roman lawyer , with that obstinate adherence of his to texts which has characterised his profession during so many centuries , and that method of stating his facts in ...
... Greeks . Nobody , for example , will understand the ancient Roman lawyer , with that obstinate adherence of his to texts which has characterised his profession during so many centuries , and that method of stating his facts in ...
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... Greeks and Romans . Almost all attention had been concentrated on the greater Gods of these societies . In their honour , temples were raised , oxen were led to the altar , processions moved along the streets , religious confraternities ...
... Greeks and Romans . Almost all attention had been concentrated on the greater Gods of these societies . In their honour , temples were raised , oxen were led to the altar , processions moved along the streets , religious confraternities ...
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... Greeks and Romans , have their temples , rites , and sacrifices , though they have their special devotees , though they are honoured by pilgrimages and festivals , in which multitudes take part , the worship offered every day by Hindus ...
... Greeks and Romans , have their temples , rites , and sacrifices , though they have their special devotees , though they are honoured by pilgrimages and festivals , in which multitudes take part , the worship offered every day by Hindus ...
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... Greek feeling , though not in its full strength ; but it would be hardly credible that a vigorous and comparatively civilised nation once followed the Zoroastrian usage , were it not for the stubborn survival of it among the Parsees ...
... Greek feeling , though not in its full strength ; but it would be hardly credible that a vigorous and comparatively civilised nation once followed the Zoroastrian usage , were it not for the stubborn survival of it among the Parsees ...
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